Peterborough’s Dragonfly Hotel ‘inappropriate’ for asylum seekers

Two MPs have labelled the government’s decision to house asylum seekers at a lakeside hotel as “inappropriate” and “disappointing”.

The Home Office will house 146 asylum seekers at the Dragonfly Hotel in Thorpe Meadows, Peterborough, as first reported by the Peterborough Telegraph.

The two Labour MPs covering Peterborough, Andrew Pakes and Sam Carling, said they would keep “fighting” for clear information from government.

The Home Office told the BBC it had inherited an asylum system under “unprecedented strain”.

In a joint statement, the MPs said: “We have already spoken to ministers to express our strong opposition to the plans.

“We will keep fighting for…